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By Mihar Dias October 2025
Kudos to our ever-vigilant Home Minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, for confirming what Malaysians have long suspected — that wanted fugitives somehow manage to travel, live luxuriously abroad, and even post photos online while “still being traced.”
What a revelation! Bravo, Minister, for concluding the blindingly obvious — a true triumph of investigative persistence.
According to Saifuddin, this is not a political hunt but merely the noble pursuit of justice. Of course not.
Because in Malaysia, political hunts only happen to people not related to former prime ministers, right?
The rest — sons-in-law, close friends, former aides, golf buddies — are simply “under investigation” indefinitely, preferably while sipping lattes somewhere in Dubai.
The individual in question, Datuk Seri Muhammad Adlan Berhan — son-in-law of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin — is wanted for allegedly misappropriating funds from a biometric registration project.
He apparently left the country in May 2023 and has since been spotted in East Asia and the Middle East, living what the reports call an “affluent lifestyle.”
One can only imagine the anxiety of being on the run — it must be terribly stressful choosing between first-class or private jet.
Saifuddin says his ministry has revoked Adlan’s passport. Admirable! Though, forgive us for asking: how does one “revoke” something the fugitive clearly no longer needs?
After all, Jho Low has been gallivanting across continents for years without one — perhaps they both use the same “travel agency” that issues passports of convenience, with express service and no questions asked.
But let’s not be cynical. The minister assured us that the authorities are investigating how the fugitive continues to travel abroad.
Yes, let’s spend another few million ringgit discovering that rich people have options — from private jets and foreign residencies to, occasionally, a little help from friendly jurisdictions that pretend not to notice.
Also, when Saifuddin solemnly declares, “No one is above the law,” we must nod gravely, because he’s absolutely right — no one is above the law. They’re simply beyond its reach.
The absurdity, of course, is that Malaysia now has a long list of “most wanted” high-profile fugitives who seem to vanish into thin air, only to reappear on Instagram in Dubai, Macau, or some undisclosed resort.
While warrants age like fine wine, ministers keep holding press conferences to announce progress, which is a polite way of saying “we’re still looking.”
So, congratulations, Minister — for bravely confirming that the son-in-law of a former PM has vanished, that his passport has been revoked (after he left), and that “investigations are ongoing.”
In Malaysia, that counts as breaking news.
Perhaps next week, we’ll learn that Jho Low is still missing. Another brilliant deduction worthy of applause.
Until then, let’s toast to our fugitives abroad — living proof that while Malaysia may revoke your passport, it can never revoke your connections.
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